Murgul

Murgul is a town and district of Artvin Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Previously known as Damar and Göktaş Murgul is on a tributary of the Çoruh River, with mountains on all sides. Half of the land is mountain forest and most of the other half is meadow, only 5% is planted. There are various mining and mineral operations especially copper (Murgul has Turkey's largest copper reserve) and also iron and nitrates. Murgul itself is a small town of 3,525 people. Until 1921 Murgul was part of Georgia and still today there is a Georgian community in the district.